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GILES VIDAL
Canadian modernist designer a Montreal based designer, who worked in
pewter and was in production in the late 60's to early 70's Vidal's
designs were sophisticated and dainty. It was also said that Vidal had
concocted his own pewter formula which provided an ability to work finer
designs that still held their strength, as pewter, a lead alloy is very soft
and finer work can bend easily and be damaged
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LOUIS VUITTON COMPANY - (more commonly known simply as Louis
Vuitton) is a luxury French fashion and leather goods brand and
company, headquartered in Paris, France. It is a division of the French
holding company, LVMH Louis Vuitton Moët Hennessy S.A. The
company is named after its founder Louis Vuitton (August 4, 1821-
February 27, 1892), who designed and manufactured luggage, as a
Malletier during the second half of the nineteenth century.
The company manufactures and markets luxury leather goods, fashion
accessories, prêt-à-porter, and jewelry. Many of the company’s products
utilize the signature gray Damier and Monogram Canvas materials, both
of which were first used in the late 19th century. All of the company’s
products utilize the eponymous LV initials.
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MASSIMO VIGNELLI, born in milan, he studied architecture
in milan and venice. he travelled to the united states
from 1957 to 1960 on fellowships from towle silversmiths
in massachusetts and the institute of design, illinois institute
of technology, chicago. in 1960, with lella vignelli, he
established the vignelli office of design and architecture
in milan. in 1965, massimo vignelli became co-founder and
design director of unimark international corporation.
with lella vignelli, he established the offices of vignelli
associates in 1971, and vignelli designs in 1978. his work
includes graphic and corporate identity programs, publication
designs, architectural graphics, and exhibition, interior, furniture,
and consumer product designs for many leading american and
european companies and institutions. vignelli has had his work
exhibited and entered in the permanent collections of several
museums; notably, the museum of modern art, the metropolitan
museum of art, the brooklyn museum, and the cooper-hewitt -
museum in new york.
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Victor Vasarely (Vásárhelyi Győző) (9 April 1908, Pécs - 15 March 1997,
Paris) was a Hungarian French artist often acclaimed as the father of Op-
art. Working as a graphic artist in the 1930s he created what is
considered the first Op-art piece — Zebra, consisting of curving black
and white stripes, indicating the direction his work would take. Over the
next two decades, Vasarely developed his style of geometric abstract
art. His work won his international renown and he received 4 prestigious
prizes. He died in Paris in 1997.
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